: ...or lack of armor, I had a idea after rewatching the ending of Halo 4 last
: weekend. Our last shot is of the Chief removing his armor. I'm going to
: presume that he's going to be debriefed by ONI and stuck somewhere out of
: the way by them between Halo 4 and 5. I also think that's the last we'll
: see of the Mark VI armor.

: What if we start out Halo 5 without armor? What if we play as the Chief for
: the first couple of missions to get to his new armor? We could have an
: ODST style health system until he can suit up again.

: Would that be a nice twist? Would you want to play as a more vulnerable Chief
: for a few missions? How would they hide his face in theater and coop?

Sorry, what was that? I just saw "Metroid, Metroid, Metroid". Seriously though, Halo draws enough comparisons to it already, you know that's what people will say... but I like the idea-- not for several missions, just for the first one or part of it... there's a nice parallel to the beginning of Halo 1 there.